Diverse Works: Director’s Choice, 1997–2015

Since taking the helm of the Brooklyn Museum in 1997, Arnold L. Lehman has expanded our collections to include exceptional works from around the world and across the centuries. To honor his vision, and to mark his retirement as Shelby White and Leon Levy Director in the summer of 2015, this installation highlights the scope of the Museum’s collecting accomplishments, underscoring our commitment to diversity in all its forms, under his leadership.

Diverse Works: Director’s Choice, 1997–2015 includes a selection of one hundred works from the nearly ten thousand acquired during Dr. Lehman’s tenure, including objects that range from an ancient Chinese mythical carved figure (5th‒3rd century B.C.E.) to contemporary works by Kiki Smith and Chuck Close.

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